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Skepta
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Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr (; born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a Nigerian-British grime MC, rapper, record producer, fashion designer, film director and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history.
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Skepta, born Joseph Junior Adenuga in 1982, is a male rapper, singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was born in Tottenham, North London, and holds citizenship in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. His ancestral home is Nigeria, and he speaks English and Nigerian Pidgin. He began his work period in 2000 and uses the pseudonym Skepta, which is also his name in his native language.
He is associated with genres including UK rap, grime, dubstep, hip hop, and UK garage. Skepta has released works under the record labels Xploded Music and Island Records. His notable work includes Gabriel Moses. He is the sibling of Jme and uses his voice as an instrument.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Gabriel Moses
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Tottenham, North London, UK
Known for
- 8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime — Self2021
- Together We Rise2020
- AWGE DVD: Volume 3 — Self2018
- Anti-Social — Leon2015
- Skepta: Top Boy — Self2015
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest2014
- BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge — Self2010
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1982
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,043,418
- Total plays
- 39,442,550
Tags
Joseph Junior Adenuga, better known as Skepta, is an English Grime MC from Tottenham, North London, England. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved from Lagos to London aged three. His family history can be traced back further to Ethiopia, to the Falash Mura community. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the North London Grime scene, including Roll Deep and Boy Better Know. The name "Skepta" originated from the word Sceptre, a type of staff. <a href="https://www.last
via Last.fm · Skepta
Key facts
- Person.children
- 2
- Person.image
- Skepta 2025 (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Skepta performing in 2025
- Person.birth_name
- Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr.
- Person.birth_place
- London, England
- Person.years_active
- 2002–present
- Person.signature
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- Musical artist.embed
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Tottenham
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Genre
- grime
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- helloskepta.com
- Image
- Skepta 2025 (cropped).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1982-09-19
- Commons category
- Skepta
- pseudonym
- Skepta
- birth name
- Joseph Junior Adenuga
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- ancestral home
- Nigeria
- social media followers
- 941000
- name in native language
- Skepta
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2002–2007: Career beginnings and ''Greatest Hits''
- 2008–2011: ''Microphone Champion'' and ''Doin' It Again''
- 2012–2017: ''Blacklisted'' and ''Konnichiwa''
- 2018–present: ''Ignorance Is Bliss'', ''All In'' and collaborations
- Legal issues
- Personal life
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr (; born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a Nigerian-British grime MC, rapper, record producer, fashion designer, film director and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history.
Skepta released his debut studio album Greatest Hits in 2007 and his second album, Microphone Champion in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album ''Doin' It Again was released in 2011 by AATW. He made his debut in the 2015 film Anti-Social''. Skepta's fourth studio album, Konnichiwa (2016), featured the hit singles "That's Not Me" and "Shutdown". The album, which was widely acclaimed, won the Mercury Prize.
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